Mightn't necessarily be the best player from each county but more who fits in best...
Connaughton (W'meath)
McMenamin (Tyrone) Lacey (Donegal) O'Kane (Derry)
Moran (Mayo) Canty (Cork) Loughrey (Antrim)
Crawford (Meath) Earley (Kildare)
Galvin (Kerry) Ryan (Limerick) Glynn (Wicklow)
Kelly (Sligo) Meehan (Galway) B Brogan (Dublin)
I tried to base it as much as possible on this year's form, Connaughton and Meehan being the obvious exceptions.
2 Tyrone men in there.
Quote from: blanketattack on September 03, 2009, 11:01:28 PM
Mightn't necessarily be the best player from each county but more who fits in best...
Connaughton (W'meath)
McMenamin (Tyrone) Lacey (Donegal) O'Kane (Derry)
Moran (Mayo) Canty (Cork) Loughrey (Antrim)
Crawford (Meath) Earley (Kildare)
Galvin (Kerry) Cavanagh (Tyrone) Glynn (Wicklow)
Kelly (Sligo) Meehan (Galway) B Brogan (Dublin)
maybe try that one again
Good idea chief, I'd agree with some of your selection
Mervyn Travers (Wicklow)
Karl Lacey (Donegal) John McKeon (Leitrim) Ross Donavan (Sligo)
James Loughrey (Antrim) Graham Canty (Cork) Barry Cahill (Dublin)
Dermot Earley (Kildare) Tommy Walsh (Carlow)
Alan Dillon (Mayo) Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry) Stephen Bray (Meath)
Stevie O'Neill (Tyrone) Kieran Donaghy (Kerry) Paddy Bradley (Derry)
Ah f**k! Stick in Coulter for Donaghy so. And move Bradley into edge of square.
Quote from: hardstation on September 04, 2009, 12:21:57 AM
OK
Mervyn Travers (Wicklow)
Karl Lacey (Donegal) John McKeon (Leitrim) Ross Donavan (Sligo)
James Loughrey (Antrim) Graham Canty (Cork) Barry Cahill (Dublin)
Dermot Earley (Kildare) Tommy Walsh (Carlow)
Alan Dillon (Mayo) Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry) Stephen Bray (Meath)
Stevie O'Neill (Tyrone) Paddy Bradley (Derry) Benny Coulter (Down)
Thanks.
This is hard enough after getting through a handful of the major counties you really need to be able to know your stuff to fill out the team.
1 Connaughton - Westmeath
2 Lacey - Donegal
3 Corey - Monaghan
4 Mallon - Armagh
5 Loughrey - Antrim
6 Canty - Cork
7 Barry Cahill - Dublin
8 Earley - Kildare
9 O'Hara - Sligo
10 Mortimer - Mayo
11 Kavanagh - Tyrone
12 Munelly - Laois
13 Meehan - Galway
14 Donaghy - Kerry
15 Forde - Wexford
Quote from: Capt Pat on September 04, 2009, 01:59:43 AM
This is hard enough after getting through a handful of the major counties you really need to be able to know your stuff to fill out the team.
1 Connaughton - Westmeath
2 Lacey - Donegal
3 Corey - Monaghan
4 Mallon - Armagh
5 Loughrey - Antrim
6 Canty - Cork
7 Barry Cahill - Dublin
8 Earley - Kildare
9 O'Hara - Sligo
10 Mortimer - Mayo
11 Kavanagh - Tyrone
12 Munelly - Laois
13 Meehan - Galway
14 Donaghy - Kerry
15 Forde - Wexford
Not many Monaghan supporters would play him there!
Quote from: RedandGreenSniper on September 04, 2009, 12:25:30 AM
Quote from: hardstation on September 04, 2009, 12:21:57 AM
OK
Mervyn Travers (Wicklow)
Karl Lacey (Donegal) John McKeon (Leitrim) Ross Donavan (Sligo)
James Loughrey (Antrim) Graham Canty (Cork) Barry Cahill (Dublin)
Dermot Earley (Kildare) Tommy Walsh (Carlow)
Alan Dillon (Mayo) Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry) Stephen Bray (Meath)
Stevie O'Neill (Tyrone) Paddy Bradley (Derry) Benny Coulter (Down)
Thanks.
On mature reflection how could I leave out Tommy Freeman and Matty Forde?
New team
Mervyn Travers (Wicklow)
Karl Lacey (Donegal) John McKeon (Leitrim) Ross Donavan (Sligo)
James Loughrey (Antrim) Graham Canty (Cork) Barry Cahill (Dublin)
Dermot Earley (Kildare) John Galvin (Limerick)
Alan Dillon (Mayo) Sean Cavanagh (Tyrone) Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry)
Tommy Freeman (Monaghan) Paddy Bradley (Derry) Matty Forde (Wexford).
I'm sure there's still players left out that I'll think of later! But its a good exercise
1- Connaughton -westmeath
2- Lacey - donegal
3- Owens - fermanagh
4- Mallon - armagh
5- Mc Cann- antrim
6- Canty - cork
7- Lucey- Limerick
8- Earley - kildare
9- Mc Garrity - mayo
10- Hannon - wicklow
11- cavanagh - tyrone
12- alan brogan - dublin
13- Gooch - kerry
14- Bradley - derry
15-meehan- galway
Quote from: INDIANA on September 04, 2009, 10:30:45 AM
1- Connaughton -westmeath
2- Lacey - donegal
3- Owens - fermanagh
4- Mallon - armagh
5- Mc Cann- antrim
6- Canty - cork
7- Lucey- Limerick
8- Earley - kildare
9- Mc Garrity - mayo
10- Hannon - wicklow
11- cavanagh - tyrone
12- alan brogan - dublin
13- Gooch - kerry
14- Bradley - derry
15-meehan- galway
Did you not see the spanking Nigel Crawford gave him in Croker Indy?
Quote from: RedandGreenSniper on September 04, 2009, 12:39:10 PM
Quote from: INDIANA on September 04, 2009, 10:30:45 AM
9- Mc Garrity - mayo
Did you not see the spanking Nigel Crawford gave him in Croker Indy?
McGarity? I would be surprised if it was anyone else but you Indi ;) ::)
Quote from: Capt Pat on September 04, 2009, 01:59:43 AM
10 Mortimer - Mayo
You cannot be serious....
An aberration thats all. Mc Garrity has done well most other years. Crawford was minced by the Dublin midfield who struggled against everyone else. Hardly a glowing recommendation.
1. Travers (Wicklow)
2. Lacey (Donegal)
3. McDonald (Tipperary)
4. Lynch (Cork)
5. O Se (Kerry)
6. McKeever (Armagh)
7. Cahill (Dublin)
8. Earley (Kildare)
9. Galvin (Limerick)
10. Meehan (Galway)
11. O'Hara (Sligo)
12. Dillon (Mayo)
13. O'Neill (Tyrone)
14. Hughes (Down)
15. Bradley (Derry)
My 15...
Awesome forwards. Solid enough at the back.
Current mid-field probably the best 2 in the country based on performances this year although at least one will not get an all-star
1-Connaughton(Westmeath)
2-Lacey(Donegal) 2-Hanley(Galway) 5-Ross Donavan(Sligo)
5-Loughrey(Antrim) 6-Canty(Cork) 7-Lucey(Limerick)
8-Earley(Kildare) 9- Crawford(Meath)
10-Alan Dillon(Mayo) 11-Sean Cavanagh(Tyrone) 12-Alan Brogan(Dublin)
13-Gooch(Kerry) 14-Paddy Bradley(Derry) 15-Matty Forde(Wexford)
BTW Good topic blanketattack,
It passed a few minutes in an otherwise dreary Friday afternoon in the office!
My own tuppence worth
1- Travers- Wicklow
2- Hanley- Galway
3- Owens- Fermanagh
4- O'Kane- Derry
5- Gardiner- Mayo
6- McKeever- Armagh
7- Loughery- Antrim
8- Gordon- Down
9- Earley- Kildare
10- Alan Brogan- Dublin
11- P O'Neill- Cork
12- Declan O'Sullivan- Kerry
13- T. Freeman- Monaghan
14- Murphy- Donegal
15- O'Neill- Tyrone
1 - Travers (Wicklow)
2 - McDonald (Tipp)
3 - Owens (Fermanagh)
4 - Keane (Westmeath)
5 - McKeever (Armagh)
6 - Canty (Cork)
7 - Loughrey (Antrim)
8 - Earley (Kildare)
9 - Gordan (Down)
10-Brogan A (Dublin)
11-O'Sullivan Dec (Kerry)
12-Dillon (Mayo)
13-O'Neill (Tyrone)
14-Meehan (Galway)
15-Bradley (Derry)
and the 'B' team
1 - Reilly (Cavan)
2 - Lacey (Donegal)
3 - McCarthy (Limerick)
4 - McKeon (Leitrim)
5 - Morrissey (Wexford)
6 - Williams (Longford)
7 - Domican (Ros)
8 - Quigley (Laois)
9 - Lennon (Louth)
10- Finlay (Monaghan)
11- Hurney (Waterford)
12- Bray S (Meath)
13- McNamee (Offaly)
14- St.Ledger (Carlow)
15- Kelly (Sligo)
Apologies to Clare and ,eh, Kilkenny
1- Reilly - Cavan
2- Hanley- Galway
3- Donaghy - Armagh
4- K. Lacy - Donegal
5- Gardiner- Mayo
6- Canty - Cork
7- Loughery- Antrim
8- Gavin - Limerick
9- Earley- Kildare
10- A. Brogan- Dublin
11-T.Keneally - Kerry
12- S.Bray - Meath
13- T. Freeman- Monaghan
14- P.Bradley - Derry
15- O'Neill- Tyrone
surprised by the amount who are playing paddy bradley as opposed to eoin bradley.
Based on the 2009 season;
1. Paddy O'Rourke - Meath
2. Ryan McMenamin - Tyrone
3. Brendan Donaghy - Armagh
4. Dessy Mone - Monaghan
5. Peadar Gardener - Mayo
6. Tony Scullion - Antrim
7. Paul Griffin - Dublin
8. Dermot Earley - Kildare
9. James Stafford - Wicklow
10. Paul Galvin - Kerry
11. Pearse O'Neill - Cork
12. Sean Armstrong - Galway
13. Eoin Bradley - Derry
14. Michael Murphy - Donegal
15. Danny Hughes - Down
Karl Lacey, Anthony Lynch, Michael Meehan, Brendy McVeigh, Declan O'Sullivan, James Kavanagh and Kevin Hughes would make it too, but felt the first 15 was best suited.
Quote from: Capt Pat on September 04, 2009, 01:59:43 AM
This is hard enough after getting through a handful of the major counties you really need to be able to know your stuff to fill out the team.
1 Connaughton - Westmeath
2 Lacey - Donegal
3 Owens - Fermanagh
4 Mallon - Armagh
5 Loughrey - Antrim
6 Canty - Cork
7 Barry Cahill - Dublin
8 Earley - Kildare
9 McGarrity - Mayo
10 Freeman - Monaghan
11 Kavanagh - Tyrone
12 Eamon O'Hara - Sligo
13 Meehan - Galway
14 Donaghy - Kerry
15 Forde - Wexford
Just a couple of changes made